COAST A

Under the £500 million Blue Planet Fund, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has launched the new Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme. COAST has a total budget of up to £154 million funded from UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) only. It is anticipated that COAST will run from delivery in quarter 2 of Financial Year (FY) 2024/25 and operate until 31st March 2030. This EME is specifically for COAST Component A = £101m budget for Integrated delivery across COAST’s themes in up to six priority countries, plus a demand led fund for UK Embassies and High Commissions in ODA eligible host countries to utilise to deliver responsive, strategic projects.